Category Archives: Germany

The man is slender, yet dapper in his three piece suit and cravat. He is poised, relaxed in stance and with his right arm casually draped over the back of a cane chair, he is holding a small, rounded hat in his hand. His staring at the camera is not harsh, more purposeful, direct. Behind him is an outdoor setting, a stone wall, tall trees and a lake, completing what, I think, is an air of relaxed prosperity. Her stare is equally …Continue reading

“This reads well”, she said and I felt I should fill the ensuing pause with an intelligent, perhaps even witty, comment. “Let’s do it”, I replied. Okay, not really intelligent or even witty, but as a result I found myself sailing with my mother and 140 others, along the Rhine and Danube Rivers, through Eastern Europe recently. While the focus of this journey was not my family history, there were several experiences, genealogical by nature, that I very much want …Continue reading